fingerprint

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He prays for her before each game, looking up to the sky while grasping his wife’s necklace, then kissing a ring that has her fingerprint tattooed on it.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Scientists use deuterium levels as a kind of chemical fingerprint that reveals the conditions present when celestial objects formed.

From Science Daily • May 8, 2026

The process most often involves doing what you do to unlock your device - such as using built-in biometric sensors to scan your fingerprint or face, or using a pin code.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

In our brave new world, even young kids need a fingerprint reader.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

In England, it was already possible to search by fingerprint; a complex system of classification meant that a new fingerprint could be compared to similar fingerprints on file in minutes.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day